Aaron Boudreaux is the youngest child of two loving parents, Aaron and Marcella Boudreaux of Houston, TX. Being raised in a Christian home; prayer, respect for others, and education were the biggest components of his upbringing. At a young age Aaron and his two sisters, Andrea who now lives in Manhattan, and Angela who now is married living in California with her husband Joshua, were taught the importance of having a strong foundation and a relationship with the Lord. Seeing as how both his parents were teachers, it was only a matter of time before Aaron was to follow in their footsteps. He has been involved in a list of activities since he was a young boy; from Tiny Tot Choir member to now Director of the Brigade for Christ Drill Team. Aaron always found joy in working with kids and strives to make a difference in every life he touches. 

Although education was important it was not his first love. Spending almost four days a week at church Aaron found a quick interest in music, specifically the drums. He picked up his first pair of drumsticks at the tender age of three and has not put them down since. It seemed music came naturally to him and he went on to be a proficient percussionist in every band he was a part of. 

Aaron graduated from Lamar High School in 2006 and went on to study business at The University of Louisiana @ Lafayette. Graduating in 2010, he found that working for someone else wasn’t quite up to par, and missed his close connection with kids. He returned to his Houston roots in 2011 and quickly picked up right where he left off. Aaron got back to work with the drill team and other organizations in the church as well as becoming a full-time classroom teacher. 

Mentoring Mighty Minds, Inc. Executive Director

 

John Miles II is a Test R&D Engineer for one of the world’s largest and highest valued semiconductor chip makers, Intel. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, John attended Willowridge High School. In high school he was considered a scholar athlete, participating in everything from student council to Football. In 2007, he received the scholar athlete award, which recognizes 25 student athletes in the greater Houston area who excel on and off the field. 

After graduation John continued his football career at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. There he exceeded the expectation of an incoming freshman by earning a starting position on the team and orchestrating community service activities with his teammates. They would go to the local elementary school and pretend to be mad scientists, gaining the children’s interest in science technology engineering math.  After his first year, John then transferred to Prairie View A&M University to study chemical engineering. 

While at Prairie View John joined a variety of organizations, particularly Omega Chi Epsilon (ΟΧΕ), an American honor society for chemical engineering students and The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) where, he was nominated as the chapter’s president in 2011.  As chapter president he increased the number of active members by 80% in only one semester.  John got the organization involved in community service activities with Habitat for Humanity and the local schools for Math Day and Earth Day. While an undergrad student, John was also faced with the challenge of being a full time father and student. Although it was an obstacle in his academic career, John continued to strive for excellence and open doors for those behind him. Thus, developing the mindset that failure is not an option.  

After graduation in December 2012 John decided to stay at Prairie View A&M University and pursue a master of science in Chemical Engineering. Here he studied novel developments in membrane technology for water desalination. While in graduate school he had the opportunity to work for NASA on multiple projects ranging from trash to gas to design and fabrication of structural batteries. While being a full time research student, John still found time to give back to the community by volunteering with a homeless support service organization, The Bread of Life and coaching his son’s flag football team. John’s goal is to contribute towards the increase in K-12 students studying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). His vision is to aid in the advancement of the world’s future STEM professionals. 

 

Chancellor Roberson is a Galena Park (Tri Community) native and is a graduate of The University of Louisiana at Lafayette. After leading a stellar football program, Mr. 

Roberson came home to pursue a career in Mental Health and Community Advocacy. Never forgetting his love for education, Mr. Roberson also served as a substitute teacher part-time in GPISD, HISD as well as KIPP public school systems. Over the last 10 years Mr. Roberson found his niche in the community through fundraising and providing opportunities for inner city youth to advance themselves and gain alternative education through community service and mentoring. 

Mr. Roberson served as a Community Care Coordinator as well as a Therapeutic Life skills mentor for both adults and children in the Houston Metropolitan area. Mr. Roberson also helped establish a local Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha with some of his undergraduate chapter members who now reside in the Houston/Spring/Missouri City area.  As a native of this great city, Mr. Roberson knew first hand the struggles of the inner city and spared no resources to reach the youth at their level of understanding. Mr. Roberson has chosen to take a more active role in education to maximize his community efforts as well as educate students and staff on mental health awareness and how we can all be part of the solution and offer healing to our communities. 

Mr. Roberson is physically, mentally and emotionally prepared for any challenges that could arise and looks forward to continuing his local efforts on a much larger scale with Mentoring Mighty Minds